By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election — including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to support these various
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election — including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to support these various
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey will be questioned on Tuesday morning by lawyers for the company and Elon Musk as part of the court fight over their $44 billion acquisition deal, according to a notice of a deposition filed Monday. Dorsey — who stepped down as CEO of
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Royal wills are never made public. That means what happens to much of the Queen’s personal wealth following her death last week will remain a family secret. Forbes estimated last year that the late monarch’s personal fortune was worth $500 million, made up of her jewels, art collection, investments and
Continue Reading By Alta Spells, Maria Cartaya, Martin Savidge and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Prominent Georgia attorney Page Pate, a frequent CNN guest, died Sunday afternoon, his law firm told CNN. He was 55. Pate died after being swept out into a rip current off the coast of St. Simons Island, Georgia, Glynn County Fire-Rescue acting Chief Vinnie
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ferrari has unveiled the first four-door production vehicle the legendary Italian automaker has ever produced. It has a long hood that houses a gasoline engine and a single large area behind that which holds seats for four people and space for plenty of cargo. It’s also a four-wheel-drive vehicle. But,
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Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, Betsy Klein and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN With the two sides still unable to reach an agreement and with a freight rail strike looming, union officials and representatives of the railroads are heading to Washington, DC, on Wednesday where they will meet with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, according officials with each union and
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Prices at the pump have fallen along with the cost of a barrel of crude oil. But the CEO of Chevron, one of the world’s largest energy companies, thinks consumers in the United States should be prepared for a shock when they get home heating bills this winter.
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business FedEx warned that a global recession could be coming, as demand for packages around the world tumbles. Shares of FedEx plunged 21% Friday — the biggest one-day drop in its history — after the company warned late Thursday that a slowing economy will cause it to fall $500 million short
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Grappling with middle age, “Clerks III” turns out to be unexpectedly sentimental and nostalgic, reflecting that writer-director-editor-co-star Kevin Smith inherently recognizes this will likely be the gang’s final visit to Quick Stop Groceries. If so, it’s an uneven if gentle way to hang out the “We’re closed” sign. The original
Continue Reading By Saskya Vandoorne, Melissa Bell and Olga Voitovych, CNN Shevchenkove may have been liberated after more than six months of Russian occupation, but in the run-down streets of this small town in northeastern Ukraine, there are no scenes of joy. Its streets were practically deserted Tuesday, five days after Ukrainian forces swept through. Their trucks
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Tamara Walcott can still remember the first time she set foot in a powerlifting gym: the chalked hands, the strapped wrists, the yells and screams as lifters heaved weights off the floor. As she took in the scene, Walcott’s competitive spirit willed her to try for
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN In the last few days, the world has seen a double whammy of successions; one of a centuries-steeped tradition and the other of contemporary television glamor. The two collided on Monday night during an acceptance speech given by “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong at the 74th Emmy Awards. After the HBO hit
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden sought to deliver a unifying speech in Boston on Monday focused on his “Moonshot” initiative to reduce cancer deaths in the United States — a stop that’s part of a ramped up travel schedule highlighting his administration’s accomplishments ahead of the midterm elections. Biden told
Continue Reading By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter rail service will face a huge disruption Friday if a freight rail strike is not avoided. Many passenger rail services operate on tracks owned by freight railroads. Without the freight employees on hand to operate their networks, US rail commuters will be unable to make their trips. Some
Continue Reading By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Sara Murray, Kaitlan Collins, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Top officials from Donald Trump‘s political fundraising and former campaign operation are among dozens of people in the former President’s orbit who received grand jury subpoenas in recent days — as the Justice Department intensifies its criminal investigation
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta and Megan Thomas, CNN Indiana Jones, the world’s most famous archeologist, is back for his next adventure. Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, debuted the first teaser footage for the new, still-untitled film during the studio’s presentation at Disney’s D23 Expo on Saturday. Though the video showed to the crowd has not
Continue Reading Nimi Princewill, CNN Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Known as the Great Star of Africa or Cullinan I, the diamond is cut from a larger gem that was mined in South Africa in 1905
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Dan Loeb is fine with Disney keeping ESPN after all. The activist investor and Third Point CEO, who made headlines last month when he proposed that the media giant spin off ESPN, had a change of heart over the weekend. “We have a better understanding of ESPN’s potential as a
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elon Musk may be fighting tooth-and-nail to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company’s shareholders plan to hold him to it. The vast majority of Twitter shareholders on Tuesday voted in favor of Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal, a value of $54.20 per share.
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, Kostan Nechyporenko and Anna Chernova, CNN President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a stark warning to Moscow, declaring that “history will put everything in its place” as Ukrainian troops swept through the northeastern region of Kharkiv. In a Telegram post addressed to Russia, Zelensky asked: “Do you still think that we are
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis, CNN “Succession” drops viewers into the high-stakes world of running a media empire and all the top-secret deals, attempted coups and shocking scandals that comes with it. The actors and creators of the award-winning series, which will compete for more statues at Monday’s Emmy Awards, insist that the characters are inspired by
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis, CNN “Succession” drops viewers into the high-stakes world of running a media empire and all the top-secret deals, attempted coups and shocking scandals that comes with it. The actors and creators of the award-winning series, which will compete for more statues at Monday’s Emmy Awards, insist that the characters are inspired by
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In the past week, Ukrainian troops have dealt a huge blow to Russia’s grip on parts of the east of their country with a fast-moving offensive. The stunning campaign has kicked off a new phase of the war and could force Vladimir Putin to reconsider his strategy and objectives. What’s
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over, according to reporting provided to CNN from a forthcoming book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. “I’m just
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN It can take years for new words to get accepted into the dictionary, even if they’re already staples in the American vocabulary. Words like “pumpkin spice” and “metaverse” were among the 370 new definitions Merriam-Webster added to the dictionary this month. Also included on the list is a slew of informal
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN Carlos Alcaraz is now the youngest world No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings after defeating Casper Ruud in the US Open Final on Sunday. Alcaraz, 19, defeated 23-year-old Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(7-1) 6-3 in a match that took over three hours in New York. He
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in Northern California, choking the air with smoke as strong winds complicate firefighting efforts. The smoke’s impact was most visually clear in a time-lapse video posted by the NWS in Reno,
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By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and Philip Wang, CNN As Russian forces suffer a string of stunning defeats in Ukraine, Moscow is playing up Beijing’s support for its invasion ahead of a key meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. Russian troops were forced to flee the strategic city
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal judge to reject the Justice Department’s attempt to continue to review classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago as part of its criminal investigation, saying that the materials may not be classified and that his Florida resort is secure.
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN Authorities have captured a man accused of killing an eight-year-old girl whose body was found at his central California home nearly six months ago, Lt. Joe Perez said in a news conference Sunday. Investigators found the body of Sophia Mason at the home of her mother’s boyfriend, Dhante Jackson, in Merced
Continue Reading By Devan Cole and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there is a “risk” that US gas prices could rise again later this year, as fears grow over the possibility that Americans’ wallets could be strained by a spike in prices similar to the one seen this summer. “Well, it’s a
Continue Reading By Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a remembrance event Sunday at the Pentagon, delivering heartfelt remarks that honored those killed there. “I know for all those of you who lost someone, 21 years is both a lifetime and no
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, which celebrate the best television shows and performances of they year, will be presented Monday. Here is everything you need to know ahead of TV’s big night. The host Kenan Thompson will take center stage as this year’s host, live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN Today is September 11, and if you are old enough to remember the events of that day 21 years ago, you know the painful memories of loss and sacrifice this anniversary invokes. Channel those feelings into something positive today by reflecting on what’s most important to you and performing at least
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Dakin Andone, CNN Hundreds of people will need to find new homes after an explosion at their apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, Saturday that injured at least three people, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Fire crews responded to the building along East Alameda Avenue after “reports of smoke conditions” on Saturday,
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US Capitol to a convicted January 6 rioter after she was released from prison Friday. Gohmert, a Trump ally who has previously promoted debunked conspiracies about the January 6, 2021, insurrection, met Dr.
Continue Reading By David Culver and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Shanika Whiten has devoted over two decades to working for the Los Angeles Unified School District. But recent soaring inflation, combined with the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have put the 42-year-old special education assistant — and countless teachers and school staff across the US — under
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Last Sunday afternoon was one to forget for the Cleveland Browns. For a franchise with a history of heartbreak and disappointment, giving up a 13-point lead in the final few minutes against the New York Jets — and their backup quarterback — to lose was shocking even for the Browns. However,
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US Capitol to a convicted January 6 rioter after she was released from prison Friday. Gohmert, a Trump ally who has previously promoted debunked conspiracies about the January 6, 2021, insurrection, met Dr.
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A former principal in California was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday for “cruelty to child by endangering health” after he was caught on camera aggressively shoving a student with special needs to the ground, according to local authorities and court documents. Earlier this week the Fresno Unified School District released surveillance
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Many people are familiar with the African roots of the human family tree. But in recent years, a torrent of exciting fossil and DNA discoveries across Asia has forced a radical rethink of our family saga. It’s there that entirely new kinds of extinct humans have been unearthed — including relatives
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari, CNN The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction online. But not all was grief — some young Africans instead are sharing images and stories of their own elders, who endured a brutal period of British colonial history during the Queen’s long reign. “I cannot mourn,”
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers faced off yet again in the Mar-a-Lago investigation, this time in a court filing late Friday where they offered vastly different proposals for how the critical special master review of seized documents should work. Although the document Friday appeared
Continue Reading By Matias Grez and Kevin Dotson, CNN Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in straight sets in the US Open women’s singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York. This marks Swiatek’s third career grand slam, and her first outside of the French Open, which she won in 2020 and
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN When Serena Williams announced that she would “evolve away from tennis,” she was pictured with her five-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. The 23-time grand slam winner was photographed on a sunset beach wearing a Balenciaga gown, with Olympia’s face peeking behind the train of her powder blue dress. “Believe
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN When Serena Williams announced that she would “evolve away from tennis,” she was pictured with her five-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. The 23-time grand slam winner was photographed on a sunset beach wearing a Balenciaga gown, with Olympia’s face peeking behind the train of her powder blue dress. “Believe
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As parts of the West grapple with destructive wildfires fueled by scorching temperatures, a storm that brought life-threatening flash flooding and powerful winds to Southern California on Friday will deliver more heavy rain over the weekend. At least 5 million residents across California, Nevada and Arizona remain under flood watches through
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal judge to reject the Justice Department’s attempt to continue to review classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago as part of its criminal investigation, saying that the materials may not be classified and that his Florida resort is secure.
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A former principal in California was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday for “cruelty to child by endangering health” after he was caught on camera aggressively shoving a student with special needs to the ground, according to local authorities and court documents. Earlier this week the Fresno Unified School District released surveillance
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Look at this teaser, isn’t it neat? Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is coming back to theaters next year, with Halle Bailey bringing a live-action Ariel to the big screen for the first time, and the studio unveiled a sneak peek at the new film at its D23 Expo. It’s short but
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn and Ray Sanchez, CNN First came the claim by a member of the Duke University women’s volleyball team that Brigham Young University officials did not act quickly enough to stop racist harassment she and other Black players were subjected to in Utah. Then, Brigham Young Athletics followed with an apology for what
Continue Reading By Matthew Friedman and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety referred two more officers to the agency’s Office of Inspector General late last week for formal investigation over their responses to the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, a department spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. This brings the total number of officers under
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Markets steadied early Wednesday after US stocks logged their worst day since June 2020, plunging on news that inflation in August was higher than expected. Shares in Europe were mixed. Germany’s DAX dropped 0.2% in early trading, while France’s CAC 40 was flat. The FTSE 100 in
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he plans to attend the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch he is remembering as a “great lady.” “Yes,” Biden told reporters Friday when asked whether he planned to attend the funeral, details of which have not been announced by Buckingham Palace. “I don’t know
Continue Reading By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama used his remarks at a fundraiser Thursday night for Senate Democrats’ campaign arm to warn that “a little bit of malevolence” aimed at attacking democracy “can go a long way.” The comments — made at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in New York City
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business After spending 2020 cooped up as a fast-spreading, deadly virus limited most aspects of everyday life, American consumers splurged in 2021, shelling out an average of $3,568 on entertainment, according to data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s up 22.7% from 2020, and surpasses 2019 levels by
Continue Reading By Reuters Tesla Inc (TSLA) is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key component used in batteries amid surging demand for electric vehicles. The potential battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility, which Tesla touted as the first of its kind in North
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican lawmakers who voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill last year but have taken credit for projects made possible by the $1.2 trillion law. “We got a little help from Republicans — but not a lot — but enough to get it passed. But the truth is, there
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN Following the death of the Queen, Harry and Meghan’s children have become His Royal Highness Prince Archie of Sussex and Her Royal Highness Princess Lilibet of Sussex. The change is a result of conventions created over a century ago. Under rules set out by George V in 1917, the grandchildren of
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed. The friend introduced him to Kailee Lingo, her sorority sister at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Kailee remembers that when she and Cade met, it was “a connection at
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Tara John, Barry Neild, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN King Charles III returned to London on Friday where he will address the nation as the United Kingdom faces a new era without Queen Elizabeth II at its helm. Tributes have poured in from across the globe for Elizabeth, who died at
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In his first public comments since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, Justice Neil Gorsuch said he hoped the results of an internal investigation into the leak of a draft opinion of the decision would be done “soon.” “The chief justice appointed an internal committee to
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban and Mark Thompson, CNN Business The death of Queen Elizabeth has come at a bad time for the United Kingdom. Against a backdrop of soaring inflation, a slumping currency and the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, the country has lost one of its few markers of continuity and stability. The government of
Continue Reading By Max Foster, CNN With her husband’s accession to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, Camilla has become Queen Consort and will take on a new and more prominent role alongside King Charles III. Just over 25 years after the death of Charles’ first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, Camilla
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Landmarks around the world were transformed Thursday to honor the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. In France, the Eiffel Tower went dark; in Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated in red, blue and white; and in New York, the Empire State Building lit up the city sky in
Continue Reading By Haley Brink, Judson Jones, Michelle Krupa and Steve Almasy, CNN Parts of Southern California were under flash flood warnings Friday as a tropical storm threatens to drop a year’s worth of rain in areas of the drought-stricken state, according to forecasters. The warning was in effect for Riverside County and northeastern San Diego County,
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN Many sounds reverberate around the Kampala field where a large crowd has gathered to watch a football match: the hubbub of a PA system as the players warm up, the muffled murmurs of hundreds of intertwined conversations, and — once the match has begun — the
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, Jason Hanna and Amir Vera, CNN The deadly Fairview Fire burning in Southern California has upended the lives of many Riverside County residents who said they felt blindsided by the flames that have been spreading rapidly since Monday. Norman Nielsen, 65, told CNN Thursday he and his wife were going to bed
Continue Reading By Brian Fung and Frank Pallotta, CNN Disney’s analysis of Twitter in connection with a potential 2016 acquisition led the entertainment giant to conclude that “substantial” numbers of accounts on the social media service were fake, according to former Disney CEO Bob Iger. The revelation prompted Disney to lower its estimated value for Twitter, said
Continue Reading By Brian Fung and Frank Pallotta, CNN Disney’s analysis of Twitter in connection with a potential 2016 acquisition led the entertainment giant to conclude that “substantial” numbers of accounts on the social media service were fake, according to former Disney CEO Bob Iger. The revelation prompted Disney to lower its estimated value for Twitter, said
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York court to state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva, Denis Lapin, Josh Pennington and Victoria Butenko, CNN When Ukrainian forces entered the city of Izium Saturday, it was more than a major military victory. It was a sign the war in Ukraine might be entering a new phase, one in which Russian troops are scrambling to hold
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday at a Washington, DC, hospital of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw’s family announced Thursday. Shaw was 82. Shaw was CNN’s first chief anchor and was with the network when it launched on June 1, 1980. He retired from CNN after more than 20 years
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was charged with murder with a deadly weapon in the stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist Jeff German, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. In the chilling case that has raised concerns about press freedoms in the United States, German
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and the core cast of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy are understandably protective of the beloved fantasy property. But they won’t tolerate racism or hatred toward the new generation of Tolkien actors. Several performers in Amazon’s new series “Lord of the Rings: The Rings
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 cases are on the rise among kids in the United States as another school year gets underway. New cases reported among children in the last week of August were 14% higher than they were two weeks earlier, according to data tracked by the American Academy of Pediatrics. They jumped even
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN Dewayne Tunstall had aspirations of running a food truck and planned to name it “EBE,” inspired by the phrase he lived his life by: “Everybody eats,” his friend Marcus Cash told CNN affiliate WMC. But in the early hours of Wednesday, Tunstall was shot and killed while visiting
Continue Reading By Derek Van Dam, Judson Jones, Brandon Miller, Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN Hurricane Kay made landfall in Mexico, along the west coast of the central Baja California Peninsula on Thursday afternoon, triggering flooding concerns not just in that region, but in parts of California and Arizona too. Hurricane conditions were impacting the peninsula
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Andi Babineau, CNN Eliza “Liza” Fletcher routinely ran 8.2 miles in the predawn hours. But her final run ended tragically unfinished. Fletcher, a 34-year-old wife, mother and teacher, was violently abducted last week in Memphis, Tennessee; her body was found Monday behind a vacant complex. A week to the day after
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner and Meridith Edwards, CNN Six-year-old Charles Wilson V is scared to drink out of the water fountain at his school. “I will die,” he says matter-of-factly when asked the reason why. It’s a fear his father agrees with. At home in Jackson, Mississippi, Charles Wilson III — who lost his first namesake
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN When artist Robert McCurdy was taking the high-resolution photograph he would use to paint President Barack Obama‘s official portrait, he had some instructions: No smile, no gestures and look directly into the camera. And, Obama joked at the unveiling Wednesday, no tan suit. “We’re not looking for a gestural moment,” McCurdy
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Nick Watt and Chuck Johnston, CNN An arrest has been made in the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, police say. And his newspaper said the suspect is a public official who has been the subject of German’s investigative reporting. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested
Continue Reading By Bob Ortega, Audrey Ash, Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Drew Griffin, CNN The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers face a Friday midnight deadline for submitting proposals for how the special master review of the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago — including classified documents — should work. They’ll be filing the briefs even as the Justice Department appeals the order requiring the
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN A federal judge’s move to bring in a special master to review materials seized from former President Donald Trump’s home has opened up an extraordinarily murky, sensitive and high-stakes task of finding an attorney to serve in that role and defining what exactly he or she will
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez and Amanda Musa, CNN Classes at Brigham Young University have just begun, and queer students are already being reminded of the complicated relationship they have with the private religious school. When LGBTQ students, alumni and friends gathered off campus at a park in Provo, Utah, for a back-to-school event last weekend, they
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your iPhone may be coming to an end. At its closely-watched press event this week, Apple revealed that it is ditching the physical SIM cards and trays on its
Continue Reading By Bob Ortega, Audrey Ash, Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Drew Griffin, CNN The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Pentagon is preparing detailed analysis and working out how to support Ukraine’s military in the medium and long term, including after the war with Russia has ended, according to three defense officials. The efforts are being led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley
Continue Reading By Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Rachel Clarke, CNN Mikhail Sokolov knows Russian agents might be watching him. He says he spied on his own colleagues for Moscow for years. Now he says he is seeking asylum in the Netherlands, as he walks warily around the canals of Amsterdam, telling CNN about his recruitment as
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s official White House portraits were unveiled during an emotional ceremony at the White House on Wednesday — marking their first joint visit to the building since they left in 2017 and the return of a Washington tradition last celebrated 10 years
Continue Reading If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading By Max Foster and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has postponed a key meeting on Wednesday after being advised by doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace said. The 96-year-old monarch was scheduled to attend a virtual meeting of her Privy Council on Wednesday, a day after she appointed Liz Truss as the new UK
Continue Reading By Matt Egan Oil prices dropped sharply on Wednesday, deepening a selloff that has already brought relief to drivers at the gas pump. US oil tumbled 5.1% to $82.41 a barrel in recent trading. That’s the lowest intraday price since January 24. US crude is now down by more than one-third since briefly hitting $130
Continue Reading CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to New York City, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect regarding Covid-19 if you want to visit. The latest news New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced September 7 that face masks are now optional in multiple settings where they were previously required. For tourists visiting
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, Emmet Lyons and Henry Hullah, CNN Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto has told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that he will work to unify the country following a narrow election win, as well as playing an active role in solving East Africa’s security and humanitarian issues. Speaking on Amanpour’s show in an exclusive interview Wednesday,
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN News anchor Julie Chin had the morning lined up for her audience in Tulsa, Oklahoma: weather forecasts for the long weekend, NASA’s rescheduled Artemis I liftoff and a rundown of the first weekend of football. As she reported Saturday on the Tulsa Air and Space Museum’s plans to hold an
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent and Anna Cooban, CNN Business The United Kingdom on Thursday confirmed plans to subsidize energy bills for households and businesses, joining other European governments in a costly race to protect their economies from freezing up this winter as Russia cuts off supplies of gas. The UK plan could cost as much as
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